About For the Earth

I am currently working on my third book: The Great Mother Bible. This book emerges after eighteen years of studies with Native American teachers and a rather humbling capacity to tune into the Great Mother spiritually. Several gifted medicine people have confirmed that I’m one of these people with the capacity to do this. It’s a journey of surrender and a very magical one doing this work. Stay tuned on the book development fronts. Planning to have it complete by Spring, 2014 and off to the printers shortly after that.

My 2nd book: Messages from Mother….Earth Mother has been out since November, 2012. It was the Winner in the 2013 Indie Excellence Awards in the Green LivingCategory and Finalist in the Spirituality Category. It was also a Finalist in ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Awards in the Nature category. Plus it has had all sorts of very positive reviews.

Here is a short synopsis about the Messages from Mother…. Earth Mother book:

In a magical blend of humor and spiritual wisdom, Mare Cromwell illuminates the overwhelming love Earth Mother has for us in “Messages from Mother…. Earth Mother.” Chatty, opinionated and profoundly compassionate, Earth Mother discusses the environment (her body!), love, war and soul-woundedness, with specific messages for her sons and her daughter two-leggeds. Reviewers are calling the book a blend of prophecy, hope and inspiration packaged in novel and entertaining ways. If we could listen to Earth Mother, perhaps these are the messages we would be hearing as she so yearns for us to reconnect with her.

For more information about events about Messages from Mother…. Earth Mother, click here.

I moved out to the Frederick, Maryland area in late fall of 2011 and am holed up completing my third book. Between fall of 2011 and the winter of 2014, I healed myself of lymphoma and completed the Messages from Mother…. Earth Motherbook. Ah… let’s just say that I’ve learned a great deal in the journey and it is only becoming more and more amazing and magical, and humbling.

While working on my books, some kernels of ideas and writing have surfaced that I want to share somehow, someway, easily. Hence this venue. I post about spirituality, the Divine/Sacred Feminine, environmental issues, ideas that percolate in my odd head, and occasional quotes that strike me in the moment.

Those who are close friends know that these interests in the sacred and the environment dovetail and thus the inspiration for most of my writing, poetry or prose and workshops.

These close friends also know me for my gardening business and my studies with Native American teachers. For the past eighteen years I have spent more time outside plunked on the earth weeding and tending perennials in beautiful gardens than anywhere else. Thank you to the powers that be that have facilitated this amazing way to pay the bulk of my bills.

At present though, the gardening work is mostly on hiatus as I commit to writing and workshops. Though I am dabbling in learning more about organic gardening and herbalism through assisting with a small farm near Frederick and some webinars.

Plus I’ve been on a limerick kick too. Cow limericks, among other topics. They are great fun and I’m considering doing a separate silly book of cows from around the world – limericks. You can find some of those at these blog posts:

Oh, about the Great Mother. She is quite powerful and has blessed us with so much. And she is being birthed again within our culture to help bring balance between the masculine and feminine. I’m being pushed to give her some serious air-time. ;~)

Thanks for swinging by here!
blessings, Big Love!
mare

Guest Bloggers:

June Brown: Animal Spirit Guidance is June’s passion. Her Church is her backyard, the beach, or the grocery store parking lot. Everywhere she looks, she sees the omens sent to her from Great Spirit, guiding her daily on her quest to spiritual enlightenment. She thanks Grandmother Spider! You can e-mail June at moonmother8(at)gmail.com.

Verda Smedley: Verda is an author, gardener, herbalist and wise elder/crone in my life. We met through Facebook (that wondrous universe of amazing people) and have connected more through emails and book swapping. She is the author of a quite impressive book called Ancestral Airs which is a story about shamanic tribal people based in Pre-Druidic times. Verda also maintains six blogs simultaneously on her website on topics ranging from Companion Planting to Spiritual Properties of Plants, along with more background information on Ancestral Airs. You can visit her website at: http://www.verdasmedley.com/

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10 Responses to About For the Earth

Hi Mare,
I’ve enjoyed reading some of your posts. Thank you for sharing a bit about yourself with us. I too am a “seeker” — believing we are all a work in progress. Have you read any books by Mary Summer Rain? She has written a series of books about her experiences with a Native American shaman called “No-Eyes.” Her first book was “Spirit Song.” It was many years ago that I read it but I enjoyed it so much I went on to read some of her other books. By the way, I’m also living in Maryland. If you ever want to email me here’s my address lifelessons4u2@gmail.com. Take care, Anita

How is your memoir coming along? I am working on mine, as well. If you ever have an extra minute -snort – check my blog out. I have a few posts about writing and struggles with the memoir. This is great!

Hi Joy,
Thanks for coming by… My current memoir is on hold. Lot’s of changes in my life in the past year and some of this necessitates a rework of the focus of the memoir. But I’m working on some other shorter pieces for publication and blogging. I’d like to get back to the memoir soon but need more time to figure out how it will flow. Good luck with your memoir too. I’ll take a swing by yours. ;~)
blessings, mare

– Updated 3/24/12. I’m in full swing with the memoir. It’s evolving into a book on Healing and Discovering the Sacred Feminine… Yay for creating good writing space!

hi!
you are welcome to poke around as much as you like… loved that you dropped by. if you want to check out my two books, you can go to http://www.pamoonpress.com.
blessings and Yes to Spirit weaving us together. ;~)
m